FIGURE 9.17 Photo Essay: Urbanization in East Asia Some of the largest and wealthiest urban areas in the world are in East Asia. China’s cities are undergoing particularly rapid growth. 9.17a Courtesy Hong Wu/Getty Images, 9.17b Courtesy Multi-Bits/The Image Bank/Getty Images, 9.17c Courtesy Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images, 9.17d Courtesy Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images